Jason was on AOL last night chatting with a friend, who introduced him to someone else. The new person says:
"You're deaf?"
"Yeah."
"How did you learn to read if you can't hear?"
The mind boggles.
- Alex
We suspected that Jason was deaf when, bringing him home from the hospital, we had to pull over for an ambulance, police car and fire truck...and he didn't wake up. He was officially diagnosed as an infant.
We love you, Nosy Granny. :D
Wow. Thank you all for your responses, advice, and the spirited discussion. We've learned a lot. We're still considering our options, and we don't have to make a decision for several more weeks, but thanks to your thought-provoking comments we (Mom and Dad) are...
thanks everybody
Hi this is jason, my mom and dad started the thread and let me read the answers. i wanted to thank every one for telling them that i should get to do what i want to do. :D
Im not miserable where i am now, i just dont fit in. i just feel like i never know whats going on cause...
Hi everyone,
Our son Jason, 13, has been deaf since birth and mainstreamed all the way through school. We primarily sign but he also speaks and lip reads. He has an ASL interpreter in the classroom and spends one period a day in speech therapy as an elective class. Other than that, he's a...